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The citizens of Left Blogstonia (&copy Rook ) are finally getting around to looking at Gannongate the way I did . [. . .] The Homeland S...

Another old pic. Shayna was almost a year old here and in the middle of her color change.

This might make me unpopular, but I've never been one for personality contests anyway. I might sound like a Repubican, but I got a probl...

On 19 February, 1945, U.S. Marines assaulted the Japanese-held island of Iwo Jima. More Below The Fold

From USA Today : CNN's top war correspondent, Christiane Amanpour, says that the press muzzled itself during the Iraq war. And, she says...

In 1936, Hitler militarized the Rhineland, bordering France. In 1938, Hitler moved his armies into Austria and the Sudetenland. In 2002, Bu...

The Jeff Gannon New Beginnings Career School.

I'm not a huge fan of Bill Maher , but sometimes he cuts through the shit and says good things in a wry, satirical way, so I listen to h...

I make no secret of the fact I'm a veteran and neither does Gord. We're both proud of our service to this country. I'm sure th...

Slowly but surely, if you're not watching, the Fascist Nazi Wingnut scum takes over. From John Emerson at Seeing The Forest : [. . .] I...

World O'Crap : But here's one last item from TheConservativeGuy, which you have to love for its retrospective irony: Taking on liber...

I don't know if this LATimes column by David Shaw will contribute anything to our discussion of the media but, hey, knowledge is good. ...

From today's LATimes : The president, in an interview published Wednesday in several regional newspapers, left the door open to the idea...

From Courant.com . Go read. This'll crack you up. Dear Mr. McClellan: I am writing you in regard to the now-vacant position of White Hou...

Here's part of an article in The Guardian about Gannongate. You should read the rest of it. Those Limeys use English like they invented...

I guess I'm playing far-in-advance man, but a few of us here in Left Blogstonia (&copy Rook ) are kicking around an idea about a fas...

MoDo : [. . .] With the Bushies, if you're their friend, anything goes. If you're their critic, nothing goes. They're waging a ...

John at blogenlust : [. . .] The assassination of a political leader. The forming of alliances . Where have I heard this one before? A...

With all the talk about juvenile obesity, The Onion kicks in its two cents worth... With obesity among children rising steadily, health exp...

Michael Hawkins : Bush would do well to listen to his own words, such as this comment on "Meet the Press" last weekend: "See,...